Corn-planter and marker.



A. W. KOAGE. CORN PLANTER AND MARKER.

APPLICATION FILED MAB. s, 1909.

13M711 eases Patented Dec. 7, 1909.

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A. W. KOAGE.

GORE? PLANTER AND MARKER.

APPLIGATIOI? FILED MAR. s, 1909.

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attcgmng 0 A. W. KOAGE.

CORN PLANTER AND MARKER. APPLIOATION FILED MAR. s, 1909.

Patented Dec. 7, 1909.

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A. W. KOAGE, CORN PLANTER AND MARKER,

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 8. 1909.

UNITED STATES-PATENT OFFICE. i

AUGUSTUS'W. KOAGE, F PINE RIVER, WISCONSIN.

CoRn-PLANTER AND MARKER.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUGUSTUS V. KoAeE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pine River in the county 'of \Vaushara and State of \Visco'nsin, have invented a new and useful Corn-Planter and Marker; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,

1o use the same.

clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and.

- This invention pertains to a"new and useful corn planter, and the invention in its broadest principles aims as its main object to provide a practical device of this design,

; embodying new and novel means by which rows at the same time.

l eorn'may be planted in furrows simultanethe corn is accomplished, in which case the marking mechanism is not operated.

v A furtherobj'ect of the invention is to jprovide new and novel means for raising and lowering the lateral extending rain chute, through which the grain travel s, so

I; as to reach the conducting tubes or chutes 35 andfurrow openers, in which't-he traps or cutoffs are located. These traps or cutoffs q are automatically operated, as the machine isdrawn through the field.

This invention" comprises further objects and combinations of elements, which will be hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and the novel features. thereof will be appended claims.

l l i The features, elements and the arrange- I merit thereof, which constitute the above en-' 7 titledinvention, may be changed and varied,

1 m to that istosay, in anactual reduction to pracvtie'e'with .-the understai'idingthat the changes variatlonsfaccruing from said reducpractice are limited to the scope of theappended-claims.

To obtain a full and-correct understanding of the details of construction, combinations of features, elements and advantages,

and

pointed out by the drawings in connection therewith, wherein- Figure-l is a top plane view of the corn planter and marker, clearly disclosing the novel features of the invention, a portion of the apparatus being shown in section. Fig.

21s a cross sectional View on line 2+2 of Fig. 1, clearly disclosing in side'elevation the lateral chutes which extend from. either side of the frame of the apparatus, and also disclosing the means for raising andlower-- I Patented Dec."7, 1909. Application filed March 8, 1909. Serial No. 482,122.

forth description and the accompanying Fig. 4 is a secb. Fig. 6 is a sectional view on line 6-6 of' Fig. l clearly disclosing the seed boxes, the

grain chutes, and their furrow openers. Fig. 71s a perspectlve new of one of the outer furrowopeners, the grain chutes, and the platesor scrapers for covering the seed or corn after having been dropped. Fig. 8 is an elevation of one of the levers 79and its operating parts, showing the manner in which the clutch mechanism is operated. 'Fig. 9 is a perspective View of a portion of one of the seed'boxc's or receptacles, showing the manner in which the cutoffs 37 are oper-.

oscillating truck or frameG. This oscillating truck or frame (i is provided with the lateral axle or shaft '7 of the apparatus, to either end of which the forward wheels 8 are j ournaled, as shown=clearly in Fig. 1.

The shaft 3 has journaled thereon a pair of gearwheels 9, which are loosely mounted. These gear wheels 9. are thrown in and out of gear with the said-shaft by the suitable I clutch mechanisms 10','assh own clearly in I reference is to be had to the'heremafter set 1 Fig. l. The adjacent faces of the gear wheels 9 are provided with beveled gear teeth 11 and 12, which are designed to mesh with the beveled gears 13 and 14, at certain times, which will be hereinafter clearly specified. The gear teeth of the wheels 9, that is, the teeth upon the peripheries thereof, mesh with the gear wheels 15 and 16, which are mounted upon stub axles orshafts l7 and 18 of the apparatus, as shown clearly in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

Interposed between a shoulder 19 of the shaft 3 and one of the gear wheels 9 is a spring 20, the purpose of which is to hold the said gear wheel fronreugagement with the gears 13 and 14.. Mounted in'suitable bearings 21 of the frame is a hollow shaft 22, through the bore of which a shaft 23 extends; upon the shaft 23 the gear wheel 13 is mounted, while upon the hollow shaft 22 the gear wheel 14 is journaled, as shown clearly in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The gear wheel 13 is sleeved within the shaft 22 and about the shaft 23, as shown at 24, and interposed between a collar 25 upon the shaft 23 and the said sleeve is a spring 26, as shown clearly in Fig. 1. The purpose of this spring is to hold the gear wheel 13 from engagement with one set of gear teeth 11 and 12 of the gears 9, as disclosed byFigs. 1., 4 and 5.

Upon the forward portion of the frame 1, upon either side thereof, is located the grain boxes 27, which are cylindrical as shown, and provided with covers or closures 28. Fixed within and to both the grain boxes,

adjacent to heir lower portions, are two plates 29 and 30, between which the oscillating disks or members 31' are disposed, as shown clearly in Fig. 6 of the drawings. The plates 2.) and 30 are perforated, as shown, while the disks or members 31 are provided with specified number of openings, in this instance, four opei'iings are provided, which are designed to register with the openings or perforations of the plates 29 and 30, so as to allow the grain to fall into their respective chutes or tubes. These disks or men'ibers 31 are operated by the shafts 3-4, the oscillation of which will be hereinafter set forth.

The tubes or chutes for the grain are indicated by the numerals 35 and 36. The chutes 36 depend directly below the grain boxes, and located in their hollow portions are traps or cutoll's 3,7, which are oscillated through the medium of a connectioi'i 38 with the said shafts 34, as shown clearly in Figs. 2 and6. I

The chutes 35 are provided with a pivotal connection with the grain outlets 40 of the grain boxes, as shown at. 41, and in the chutes 35 are located traps or cut'otl's 42, which are similar to those of the chutes 36, and are operated by the connections 43 with the said shafts 34, as clearly disclosed in Figs. 2 and 6 The chutes 35 are supported by the links 44, which are piv'otally connect-- ed thereto and to the lateral extending bars or beams 45, as shown clearly at 46, reference being had to Figs. 2 and 6. These bars orbeams 45 are pivoted to the frame of the apparatus, as shown at 47 and to either end of the said bus the conducting'tubes'or chutes 48. and furrow openers are connected, as shown clearly in the drawings. Located within the tubes are cutoffs or traps 49, which are operated by the pitman rods 50,

which have pivotal connections with the os-.

' cutofis, as above specified, are operatccl.

The conducting tubes orchutes and furrow openers 48 are provided with suitable runners or furrow openers 53 which open the soil to admit of the seed or grain. In the rear of the runners or furrow openers the said tubes-are provided with, shields, plates or scrapers 54, which are for the purpose of covering the grain or seed after having been admitted in the openings of the soil. The beams or bars 45 are raised or lowered upon their pivots, by means of the levers 55, which are provided with suitable pawls 56, to engage the teeth of the quadrants 57. .Thes'e pawls 56 are operated by the hand grips 58, which are connected to the pawls by means of the rods 59. In this manner, the bars or beams 45 may be held in adjusted positions.

Journaled to the ends of the shafts 23 and 22 are sprocket wheels 61 and 62, about which the chains 63 and 64 travel; These chains 63 and 64' travel about the sprockets 65 and 66, to which are eccentrically connected the bars 67 and 68, which are designed, as shown, to have an oscillating motion as well as a Ireciprocating motion, thiongh the medium of which the markers 69 are operated as shown in Fig. 10. These markers 69 consist of forked frames 70, in the arms of which the wheels 71 are journaled. The bars 67 and 68 are disposed between a plurality of rollersor friction mem bers 72 and 73, and by the disposition of these rollers or friction member the said bars or members 67 and'68 are oscillated in other words, the bars or members 6? and (33. have a pivotal action between two of the rollers or friction members 72 audTB, at.- the same time they are being reciprocated.

Fixed to the frame 1 of the apparatus are bracket members 74, to which are pivoted the bell crank levers 76, which are forked cillated, thereby causing the wheels 71 to which grain or seed is;planted,.that is, the

rims and which in cross section are of a oi thesaid concave portion, for the purpose 't'ace of the gear so as to force the same paratus to be turned so as tostart the plantng of another row' of corn after the appaauct on 52, so that thecnd thereof will be piv- 942,39& 9 8

at one end, as at 77, so as to encircle the clutch members, as clearlyxshown Connected to the other ends of the bell crank levers are the rods 78, which are attached to and manipulated by the levers 79, as will be clearly seen in Figs. 1 and 8. The levers 79 are provided with pawls 80, which engage the teeth of the quadrants 81, for bold ing the levers in adjusted positions. The pawls are operated by means of the hand grips 82 and the connections 83, as will be clearly understood when examining Figs. 1 and I Pivoted to each bracket'75 is a lever; 89,

one end of which is designed to engage the backward against the tension of the spring 26, so as to hold :the said gear wheel in engagementwith the teeth 11 and 12 of the gears9, and, when so operated, the marking mechanism is manipulated so as to indicate the locations ,at which the corn orgrain is to be planted. The lever 89 is oscillated through the medium of the foot lever 90, which is pivotally mounted, as at 91, to the-frame 5 of the apparatus. The foot lever 90 is connected to the lever 89 by means of the pitman rod 92, as shown clearly in Fig. 1. By'the manipulation of the foot lever 90 the markers 93 and 69 are'operated, which markers precede the furrow openers, as the apparatus is drawn through the field. Theme'mbers 94 are operated by the members 67 and 68, and by the operation of said members '94, the forked members are os-v come in contactwith the earth, in order to indicate the location, at whlch the gram should be planted. l

The markers 93 indicate the locations at locations directly beneath the seed or grain boxes, while the markers operated by the bars or members (37 and 68 indicate the locations where grain or seed is planted to either side of the apparatus, as will be clearly manifest.

l l ic t'orward wheels 8 are provided with circular contour, as shown at 97, while'thc rear wheels of the apparatus have their annular peripheries concave, as shown at 98, tlmslproviding sharp edges upon either side of preventing the apparatus from slipping and to act as covcrers. At the end of each row ot'corn which is planted, the bars 45 and the chutes 2-5 3 are raised, so as to allow the apratus is turned and ready to plant the n'eirt' row'cf cm n, the said bars 45, and their chutes, Flip-are lowered, as will be clearly undcrstoodl :It is apparent that by changing the-conot'ally connected to the gear 15, quick and consecutive dropping of the grain is accomplished. The quick and consecutive dropare designated by the numerals 101. By this 30 construction quick and consecutive dropping of the grain is accomplished. Y

In driving the machine or apparatus through a field, the shaft 3 is operated, transmitting motion to the gears 9 and thence to 5 the gears 15 and 16, either one or the other being idly rotated, that is to say, if the con nection 52 is connected to the gear 16, the gear 15 rotates idly, and vice versa. If the motionis transmitted to the gear-16, the members or bars 51 are oscillated,-thus operatingthe disks or members 31 of the seed boxes,- allowing the seed therein to fall" through the respective chutes, namely 35 and 36. By the oscillation of the members or bars 95 5-1, the shafts 3 1 which operate the said disks or members 31, alsooperate the trap or cutoil's 49, 42, and 37, as will be clearly under stood, and when the said traps orcutofis'are operated, the grain or seed is dropped [through the conducting tubes, But prior to this operation, the markers are operated by the operator of the apparatus, who presses the foot levers 90, so as to cause the lever 89 to force the gear 13 rearward, which will cause the bars or members 67 and 68 to be reciprocated as well as oscillated, which will operate the markers which precede the tubes at the ends of the chutes In applying pressure to the foot lever 90 now and then, or betwe'en'the dropping of grain, all the markers arcoperated including the markers in frontof'the conducting tubes 48, as will be clearly understood.

From the foregoing, the essential features, 11 elements and the. operation of the device, together with the simplicity thereof, will be clearly apparent. 4 Having thus fully described theinvcntion, what is claimed as new and usef'uhis v ated by mechanism, chutes 0ll1lnllI1l-. eating wuh said receptacles and provlded w 1th furrow fopcners, m'arlc'cr's arranged forward of the, ipcners, and a lever inechanism opeiated by, fsaid gear mechanism "for contlnuously and intermittentlyoperatmg two of said markers, while the others are operated manr-tlly at times. t

2. In a corn planter, a frame having traction wheels, a manually controlled gear mechanism operated by said wheels, seed receptacles having oscillating disks operated by said. mechanism, chutes conununicating with said receptacles and provided with fur: row openers, markers arranged forward of the openers, a lever mechanism operated by said gear mechanism for. continuously and intermittently operating two of said markers, while the others are operated manually at times, and interchangeable means cotipcrative with the gear mechanism whereby quick and consecutive .operation of said disks may be obtained.

3. In a corn planter, a frame having traction wheels, a manually controlled gear mechanism operated by said wheels, seed receptacles having oscillating disks operated by said mechanism, chutes comnmnicating with said receptacles and provided with furrow openers, markers arranged forward of the openers, a lever mechanism operated by said gear mechanism for continuously and intermittently operating two of said mark ers, while the others are operated manually at times, interchangeable means cooperative with the'gear mechanism whereby quick and consecutive operation of said disks may be obtained, and means manually manipulated whereby the gear mechanism may be thrown into and out of gear with "the traction wheels.

et. In a corn planter, a frame, seed receptacles having oscillating disks, chutes communicating with said receptacles and pro vided with furrow openers, said openers, and chutes having cutolls. means for operating theveutott's and the disks, markers an ranged forward of the openers amt two of them operated continuously by said means while the others are operated at times mair ually.

in a corn planter, a frame, seed receptacles having oscillating disks, chutes communicating with the. receptacles and provided with t'urrow openers. said openers and chutes having cutoll's, means for operating the disks and culotl's sinudhmeously, markers arranged Jl'orn'ard ol' the openers and two ol' thcm operated continuously by said nu-aus. and means operated manually for operating the other markers; and pli g actuated means for restoring the manually operated markers to their normal position.

(3. in a corn planter, a frame, seed receptaclcs having oscillating disks. said receptacles having directly downwardly depentliu chutes aml provided with chutes extending laterally tlu-rcl'rom upon either sido-ol the frame. said chutes; Inning l'urrow openers. said openers aud chutes having cutotl's,

- means l'or operating the cutoffs, markers arranged forward of the openers, a lever 7. In a corn planter, a frame, seed receptacl'es having oscillating disks, said r'ece tacles having'directly downwardly 'depen ing chutes and provided with chutes extending laterally therefrom upon either side of the frame, said chutes having furrow openers, said openers and chutes having cutoffs, means for operating the cutoffs, and markers arranged forward of the openers and two of them operated continuously" by said means, while the others are interiitittently and manually operated for indicating the loiiations where the seed is to be planted.

' S. In a corn planter, a frame, seed. receptaeles having oscillating disks, said rece taeles having directly downwardly depen ing chutes and provided with chutes extending laterally therefrom upon either side of the frame, said chutes having furrow openers, said openers and chutes having cutoffs, means for operating the cutoffs and the disks, markers arranged forward ofthe openers, a lever mechanism arranged between said markers and said means, so as to continuously and intermittently operate two of the markers, means for manually op erating the other markers, said openers havmg runners and provided with shields, and

scrapers.

9. In a corn planter, a frame, seed receptacles having oscillating disks, chutes coinnumicating with the receptaeles and provided with furrow openers, said openers and chutes having cutotl's, means for operating the disks and cutotl's, said means having interchangeable means whereby quick and consecutive operation of the said disks and cutoffs may be obtained.

10. In a corn planter, a frame, seed receptacles having oscillating disks, chutes communicating with the receptacles and pro,- vided with furrow openers, said openers and chutes having cntotl's, means for operating the disks and cutotl's, said means havinginterchangeable means whereby quick and consecutive operation of the said disks and cut.- otl's may be obtained. and markers operated by said means for iiuticating the locations where the seed is to be planted.

, l1. tun corn planter. a frame, seed receptacles having oscillating disks, chutes communicating with receptacles and provided with furrow openers, said openers having cutoll's. means for operating the disks and cutolls. said means having interchangcable means whereby quickand consecutive operation of the said disks and cutotl's may be obtained. nnuilu rsfor ilulicating the localions where seed is to be planted, said means hate in their operations with, the dropping able means whereby having mechanism manually controlled for operating the markers, said markers alterof the seed.

12. In a corn planter, a frame, seed receptacles having oscillating disks, chutes communicating with the receptacles and provided with furrow openers, said openers having cutoffs, means for operatingthe disks and cutoffs, said means having interchange quick and consecutive operation of the said disks and cutoffs may be obtained, markers for indicating the locations Where seed is to be planted, said means having mechanisms manually con- 15 trolled for operating the markers, said t] markers alternate in their operations with, the dropping of the seed, said mechanisms having means for returning the markers to I their normal positions. 20 In testimony whereof I have signed my a name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

AUGUSTUS W. KOAGE. V

Witnesses:

ROBERT L. WILLIAMs, GEo. E. PICKEEl'l. 

